Events in Sport
- Nov 3 After acquiring MLB's Oakland A's for $12.7m, Walter Haas Jr. appoints himself CEO; leads team to 4 AL West Divisional titles and 1989 World Series Championship
- Nov 3 Walter Hass Jr becomes CEO of Oakland A's
- Nov 4 Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2)
- Nov 4 Sadaharu Oh, 40, pro-baseball's all-time HR run king with 868, retires
- Nov 9 Tatsuko Ohsako wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
Event of Interest
Nov 11 Islanders' Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars
Mike Bossy
Event of Interest
Nov 18 Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP
George Brett
- Nov 21 Gene Michael named 25th New York Yankees manager, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns
- Nov 23 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos 3rd straight title; outclass Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 48-10
- Nov 25 Imran Khan scores his 1st Test Cricket ton, 123 v WI Lahore
- Nov 25 Sugar Ray Leonard regains WBC welterweight boxing crown when Roberto Durán quits in the 8th round of infamous “no mas” fight at the Superdome, New Orleans
Event of Interest
Nov 26 Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP
Mike Schmidt
- Nov 29 45th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-18 in Birmingham
Birthdays in Sport
- Nov 4 Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby union footballer, born in Apia, Samoa
- Nov 4 Richard Owens, American football player
- Nov 5 Christoph Metzelder, German footballer
- Nov 5 Jaime Camara, Brazilian racing driver
- Nov 7 Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
- Nov 7 James Franklin, New Zealand Cricket player
- Nov 8 Luis Fabiano, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Nov 9 James Harper, English footballer, born in Bell, California
- Nov 9 Dominique Maltais, Canadian snowboarder, born in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada
- Nov 10 Troy Bell, American basketball player
- Nov 10 Donté Stallworth, American football player
- Nov 11 Willie Parker, American football player
- Nov 13 François-Louis Tremblay, Canadian short track speed skater
- Nov 14 Margot Contois, American dance skater (with Robert Peal), born in Marquette, Michigan
- Nov 16 Kayte Christensen, American basketball player, born in Lakeview, Oregon
- Nov 18 François Duval, Belgian rally driver
- Nov 18 Luke Chadwick, English footballer
- Nov 19 Courtney Anderson, American football player
- Nov 20 James Chambers, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Nov 21 Danielle Hartsell, pairs skater (& Steve Hartsell), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Nov 21 Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
- Nov 21 Hank Blalock, American baseball player
- Nov 22 Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian athlete
- Nov 23 Jonathan Papelbon, American baseball player, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Nov 25 Aaron Mokoena, South African soccer player
- Nov 27 Michael Yardy, English cricketer
- Nov 28 Stuart Taylor, British footballer
- Nov 30 Jamie Ashdown, English footballer